Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-03-31
THE LETTER OF THE La W,
which the Railroad Companies of the
Country will now be Com
PEELED TO Follow.
The fun and Complete Text Of the Bea
ran-Cullum Interstate Commerce
Law Recently Passed by Con-
gress and to GO Into Effect
on the Fifth of April.

Following is a summl Of the new in
state commerce law, which will be of
interest TO railway men and TO the public
generally;
any common carrier or carriers en-
.oged in the sportation of passen-
7ers or property wholly BY railroad, or
5ertly by railroad and partly by water
chem both are used, under common con
troll. management, or arrangement, for q
continuous carriage or shipment, from
one state or territory of the United States
M the District of Columbia, to any other
state or territory of the United States, or
fine District of Columbia, or from any
Mace in the United States to an adjacent
t5,eign country, or from any place IN the
United States through foreign country
.oa uv other place in the United States,
and also to the transportation in like
manner of property shipped from any
Mace in the United States to a foreign
aorutry and carried from such place to
port of trans-shipment or shipped from
foreign country to any place in the
United States and carried to such place
from a port of entry either in the United
States or an ad jacent country; Provided,
however, that the provisions of this act
snail lpb Apply W thp VI ans POA bettlcAt Vi
passengers or property or to the receiv-
ing delivering, storage, or handling of
property, wholly within one state, and not
shipped to or from foreign country
from or to any state or territory as afore-
said.
SPECIAL RATES, REBATES, DRAWBACKS,
Sec p That if any common carrier
subject to the provisions of this act shall
directly or indirectly, by any special rate,
rebate, drawback, or other device, charge,
demand. collect, or receive from any per
son or persons a greater or less compen-
,aton for any service rendered, or to be
rendered, in the trans portation of pass
ngers or property subject TO the proyis-
ions of this act, than it charges demands
collects or receives from any other per
a son or persons for doing for him or them
A q like and contemporaneous service in
the transportation of q like kind of traf-
&c under substantially similar circum-
stances and conditions, such common
carrier shall be deemed guilty of unjust
discrimination. which is hereby prohibit
ed and declared TO be unlawful.
UNDUE or PROFESSIONALLY PREFERENCES.
sec B. That it shall be unlawful for
any common carrier subject to the pro-
visions of this act to make or give any
undue or unreasonable preference OF ad-
vantage to any particular person, com
pauy, firm, corporation, or locality, or
u any particular description of traffic, in
IA any respect whatsoever, or 20 subject any
a pa5ticular person. company. firm, cor
/ porauon, or locality, or any particular
N description of traffic, to any undue or I'M
N reasonable prejudice or disadvantage in
any respect whatsoever. Every common
M carrier subject tie the provisions of this
act shall, according to their respective
\ powers. afford all reasonable, proper, and
a equal facilities for the interchange Of
4 traffic between their respective lines, and
for the receiving, forwarding and deliy-
N erns Of passengers and property to and
from their several lines and those con-
meeting Herewith, and shall not discrim-
\ mate in their rates and charges between
such connecting lines; but this shall not
n be construed as requiring any such com
mon carrier to give the use of its track
\ % criminal facilities to another carter
engaged in like business.
LONG AND SNORT HAUL.
4 Sec. g. That tt shall be unlawful for
4 any common carrier subject to the pro
4 visions Of this act to charge or receive
any greater compensation in the nggre-
1 gate tor the transportation of passengers
orof like kind of property, under sub
4 ,tan'iauy the same circumstances and
conditions, for q shorter than for
longer distance over the same line, in the
same direction, the shorter being includ-
ID within the longer distance but this
'aaA not be construed as authorizing any
common carrier within the terms of this
ael 10 charge and receive as great com
Pfusauon for a shorter as for a longer
distance provided, however, that upon
4npAcahon to the commission appoiHted
Aasr The provisions OF this act. such
common carrier may, in special cases. after
'fe>lgatou by the commission be au-
"oHled TO charge less for longer than
'o' shorter distances for trans portation
~ passengers or property; and the com
.-'ss'o2 may from time to time prescribe
'4l extent 70 which said designated com
mon carrier may be relieved from the
operation Of this section of this act.
POOLING on rRu1GHrs.
Nre !" That il shall be unlawful for
-' common carrier subject to the pro
'.'A> OF this act to enter into any con
.a'. agreement or combination witty anv
common barrier or carriers for the
pooling of freights of different ard com
lung railroads, or to divide between
YEN 'ae aggregate or net proceeds of
&fnlngs OF such railroads or any
..l'" thereof; aud in any case of an
ssmen' for the pooling of freights as
sad each day Of its continuance shall
med "a separate ofense.
n BATES 70 Dr. MADE PUBLIC.
"a
n session s. That every common carrier
90 tine provisions of this act shall
-- and keep for public inspection
-e5 showing the rates and fares ana
ior the transportation of mas
49,. ana property which any such
mon carrier has established and
..a... are IN force at the time upon ITS
..-l' as defined By the first section Of
at he schedules printed as afore-
,.--s5 any such common carrier sbau
No.. .a'e the places npon its railroad
s za which property ana passengers
carried. and shall c6ntain the